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Full name William Rew Smith
Born September 28, 1982, Luton, Bedfordshire
Current age 29 years 242 days
Major teams Bedfordshire, British Universities, Durham, Nottinghamshire
Nickname Posh Kid
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm offbreak
Height 5 ft 10 in
Education Bedford School, Durham University
| Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s | Ct | St | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First-class | 97 | 159 | 8 | 4939 | 201* | 32.70 | 11229 | 43.98 | 12 | 17 | 49 | 0 | ||
| List A | 76 | 69 | 5 | 1596 | 103 | 24.93 | 2277 | 70.09 | 1 | 12 | 29 | 0 | ||
| Twenty20 | 59 | 47 | 11 | 653 | 55 | 18.13 | 558 | 117.02 | 0 | 3 | 59 | 15 | 35 | 0 |
| Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First-class | 97 | 797 | 590 | 9 | 3/34 | 65.55 | 4.44 | 88.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| List A | 76 | 71 | 74 | 2 | 1/6 | 1/6 | 37.00 | 6.25 | 35.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Twenty20 | 59 | 7 | 95 | 132 | 1 | 1/31 | 1/31 | 132.00 | 8.33 | 95.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| First-class debut | 2002 |
| Last First-class | Somerset v Durham at Taunton, May 22-24, 2012 scorecard |
| List A debut | 2002 |
| Last List A | Surrey v Durham at The Oval, May 20, 2012 scorecard |
| Twenty20 debut | Yorkshire v Nottinghamshire at Leeds, Jun 24, 2003 scorecard |
| Last Twenty20 | Durham v Worcestershire at Chester-le-Street, Jul 3, 2011 scorecard |
| Bat & Bowl | Team | Opposition | Ground | Match Date | Scorecard |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100, 22, 1/32 | Durham | v Somerset | Taunton | 22 May 2012 | First-class |
| 3 | Durham | v Surrey | The Oval | 20 May 2012 | List A |
| 55 | Durham | v Somerset | Chester-le-Street | 13 May 2012 | List A |
| 18, 22 | Durham | v Somerset | Chester-le-Street | 9 May 2012 | First-class |
| 2, 1, 0/1 | Durham | v Warwickshire | Birmingham | 2 May 2012 | First-class |
| 29, 4 | Durham | v Middlesex | Lord's | 19 Apr 2012 | First-class |
| 11, 10 | Durham | v Notts | Chester-le-Street | 12 Apr 2012 | First-class |
| 71, 43 | Durham | v Durham MCCU | Chester-le-Street | 6 Apr 2012 | First-class |
| 4 | Durham | v Yorkshire | Chester-le-Street | 1 Apr 2012 | Other match |
| - | Durham | v Fly Emirates | Dubai | 23 Mar 2012 | Other T20 |
Will Smith is an opening batsman who has previously captained Durham UCCE and British Universities. He scored 156 for Durham UCCE against a full strength Somerset attack in 2005 and forced his way into Nottinghamshire's Twenty20 side that summer. Promising performances earnt him a place in the final three games of Nottinghamshire's County Championship winning campaign. He underwent double hernia and shoulder operations in the 2005-06 close season but returned strong and in 2006 scored his maiden Championship hundred against Middlesex. There were more more than a few raised eyebrows when he left Trent Bridge at the end of 2006 but said he wanted to return to the North East. Smith took over the captaincy at Durham from Dale Benkenstein at the end of the county's Championship-winning 2008 season and managed to guide the team to their second title in a row the following summer. However, after the 2010 campaign got off to a poor start, and Smith's own form suffered, he handed over the reins to wicketkeeper Phil Mustard.
Sam Collins
- Somerset rally after Will Smith ton (May 22, 2012)
- Blackwell strikes takes Durham close (Sep 2, 2011)
- Blackwell strikes takes Durham close (Sep 2, 2011)
- Borthwick's maiden five-wicket haul leaves Durham in charge (Sep 1, 2011)
- Openers lead Durham follow-on fightback (Jul 23, 2011)
May 25, 2011
Will Smith and Dale Benkenstein put on a massive 273 for the fourth wicket
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Apr 27, 2010
Joe Sayers is caught by Will Smith off the bowling of Ian Blackwell
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Mar 31, 2010
Will Smith was bowled as Durham struggled to push their lead on quickly
© PA Photos
County Results
Somerset v Warwickshire at Lord's
- Sep 18, 2010
Warwickshire won by 3 wickets (with 6 balls remaining)
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Warwickshire won by 3 wickets (with 6 balls remaining)
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